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Working with maps usually means working with numbers — lots of numbers. If you want to render a map of a country, region, or continent, you normally need to know its exact bounding box: bbox = [-73.6, -55.1, -53.6, -21.7] # Argentina Not exactly readable. Not memorable. Not friendly. What if you could just say: … Continue reading 🌍 Rendering Maps by Name: Symbolic Geographic Extents in Ruby
February 20, 2026 RubyKaigi 2024 — Historical ContextAlthough this presentation discusses Ruby 3.4–3.5 and the ecosystem has already moved forward to Ruby 4 by 2026, the strategic shift it describes — reducing the traditional standard library and externalizing functionality as gems — represents a fundamental change in Ruby’s philosophy rather than a version-specific roadmap.Understanding this … Continue reading 🧠 RubyKaigi 2024: A Deep Technical Shift in Ruby’s Standard Library (With Real Examples)
From Delayed Job to Solid Queue: How a 10-Year Rails App Finally Achieved Linear Scaling February 16, 2026 Lessons from Kaigi on Rails 2025 — Shohei Kobayashi Built for Ruby on Rails Build Maps WithoutGoogle APIs Generate beautiful production-ready maps directly from your Rails backend. Fast rendering, zero external dependencies, full control. View Live Demo … Continue reading From Delayed Job to Solid Queue: How a 10-Year Rails App Finally Achieved Linear Scaling
February 16, 2026 Built for Ruby on Rails Build Maps WithoutGoogle APIs Generate beautiful production-ready maps directly from your Rails backend. Fast rendering, zero external dependencies, full control. View Live Demo → Read Docs ✓ No API fees ✓ Self-hosted ✓ Rails Native ✓ Fast Rendering Why developers switch Replace expensive map stacks. Stop relying … Continue reading Rails 8 Authentication: Why the New Built-in Generator Matters (and What It Means for Devise)
February 10, 2026 Introduction libgd-gis now supports legends, introducing a fundamental building block in map communication. With the release of v0.4.1, legends become a first-class feature of the rendering pipeline, pushing the library one step closer to covering the essential capabilities expected from a modern GIS engine. Legends are not just a visual accessory. They … Continue reading When Maps Explain Themselves: Legends, Style, and Finished Images in Ruby
Validating a Native Ruby Gem on Ruby 4.0.1 February 5, 2026 Notes from the ruby-libgd 0.2.4 release With the release of Ruby 4.0, native extensions deserve a bit more attention than usual. Unlike pure-Ruby gems, C extensions depend not only on Ruby’s public API, but also on how headers, build tools, and packaging are wired … Continue reading Validating a Native Ruby Gem on Ruby 4.0.1
Understanding TypeProf: Design Goals, Limitations, and Effective Use in Ruby January 28, 2026 TypeProf is an official type inference tool for Ruby that has gained attention as part of the ecosystem surrounding RBS, Steep, and Sorbet. Despite this visibility, it is frequently misunderstood and often perceived as “not working” by first-time users. This article analyzes … Continue reading Understanding TypeProf: Design Goals, Limitations, and Effective Use in Ruby
January 27, 2026 Scan to try 🎯 Live Demo Available Introducing MapView Render beautiful, production-ready maps directly from your Ruby backend. No external APIs. No dependencies. Just pure speed and control. ✓ Zero external dependencies ✓ Lightning-fast rendering ✓ Production-ready & battle-tested Try the Live Demo → Read Docs From Disaster Prevention to High-Performance Maps … Continue reading Ruby Rendering Seismic Observation Data
January 23, 2026 Raster maps, GeoJSON overlays, and real-world cartography — without leaving Ruby. Over the last months, I’ve been working on libgd-gis, a GIS rendering engine built on top of libgd and designed specifically for Ruby developers who need static map generation without relying on browser-based toolchains or heavyweight GIS stacks. This article walks … Continue reading libgd-gis: A Practical GIS Rendering Engine for Ruby
January 22, 2026 libgd-gis, satellite imagery, and a new way to think about maps Most mapping libraries start from the same place: roads, labels, vectors, tiles. But what happens if the map itself is not the goal? What if the map is just a lens to observe the planet? This article is about how libgd-gis, … Continue reading A New View of Earth, Powered by Ruby
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